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ExplorethecosmoswithESASky

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Meet ESASky, a discovery portal that provides full access to the entire sky. This open-science application allows computer, tablet and mobile users to visualise cosmic objects near and far across the electromagnetic spectrum.

ApplicationsforCopernicusMastersareNowOpen

Friday, 18 May 2018

Awarding outstanding ideas and applications that use Earth observation data to tackle challenges faced by business and society, the Copernicus Masters 2018 competition is now open for submissions.

Swarmtrackselusiveoceanmagnetism

Friday, 11 May 2018

The magnetic field is arguably one of the most mysterious features of our planet. ESA’s Swarm mission is continually yielding more insight into how our protective shield is generated, how it behaves and how it is changing. Adding yet another string to its bow, Swarm is now tracking changes in the magnetic field produced in the oceans in more detail that ever before.

SeventhSentinelSatellitelaunchedforCopernicus

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

The second Sentinel-3 satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-3B, was launched today, joining its identical twin Sentinel-3A in orbit. This pairing of satellites increases coverage and data delivery for the European Union’s Copernicus environment programme.

GaiacreatesricheststarmapofourGalaxy,andbeyond

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

The Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and revealing previously unseen details of our home Galaxy.